In 2017, I was talking with friends about the arrival of the first Ranger Raptor. Ford had been selling the mighty F-150 Raptor in the US for many years, but until then hadn’t given the same treatment to its smaller truck in its own market, let alone .
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When the Raptor appeared, it was well-received, but it somewhat lacked the punch and had the same boring turbo diesel engine as the regular truck. It was very far from the Raptor many people expected. Yes, it had some impressive chassis and suspension improvements, but it didn’t live up to the Raptor name.
A few years pass, and the second generation Ranger Raptor arrives. It’s a significant change from the previous generation model, including a substantial engine upgrade that you won’t find anywhere else in this model lineup. Is this the Raptor we’ve all been waiting for? We recently spent a week with it to find out.
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